Palestinian President Abbas remains in Hospital treatment

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas remained in hospital on Monday after suffering from a fever following an operation on his ear, an Arab-Israeli Lawmaker with close ties to the leader said.

The 83-year-old has numerous health complications.

Abbas was taken to hospital on Sunday in what the hospital director said was a post-surgery checkup, however, Palestinian official Saeb Erekat later told Israeli public broadcasting that Abbas had a fever.

“There is a clear improvement in his condition from Monday. He is receiving antibiotic treatment,’’ Ahmad Tibi, an Arab lawmaker in Israel, told Israel’s Army Radio.